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Offline drazh

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multiple valse Brillante
on: April 15, 2013, 02:32:36 PM
hi
How many Valse Brillante did chopin compose?  and why all of them have the same name?
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Re: multiple valse Brillante
Reply #1 on: April 16, 2013, 05:32:03 AM
no comment?
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Offline j_menz

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Re: multiple valse Brillante
Reply #2 on: April 16, 2013, 05:40:33 AM
There are four Grande Valses Brilliantes (one in Op 18 and 3 in Op 34), only the first of which commonly bears that name. I presume Chopin called them that to distinguish them from the ones you dance to.
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